Beaverton History Project

Historical Documents

Archival documents below share glimpses into Beaverton Fire Department history prior to its annexation into Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue in 1996.

Photos from the Archives

  1. 1 1928 Ahrens-Fox-powered Beaverton Fire Department ladder truck parked in front of station
  2. 2 Five Beaverton Fire Department Apparatus in 1970 parked in front of fire station
  3. 3 Four men pose with 1935 Chevrolet used by volunteer firefighters with the Beaverton Fire Department
  4. 4 1948 - Volunteer Firefighters with the Beaverton Fire Department stand in front of two engines
  5. 5 Photo from the scene of firefighters working to extinguish fire at Beaverton High School in 1979
  6. 6 Children sit in the back of a Beaverton Fire Department Engine during a community event
  7. 7 Beaverton Fire Department volunteers Clarence Buffam and J. Barns on the scene of a residential fire
  8. 8 Beaverton Fire Department Chief Bob Wickam with 1962 Car 618
  9. 9 Firefighters spray water from aerial ladder to fire on roof of Beaverton High School in 1979
Thank you for your interest in the Beaverton Fire Department history project. Please visit this site again in the coming weeks as new items from the archives will be added.